Eagle Scouts from the 12 regions of the Boy Scouts of America visit the Pentagon building in Arlington Virginia during Boy Scout Week 1949 (celebrating the 39th anniversary of the Boy Scouts of America). The group of Boy Scouts on the steps of the Pentagon building. The Boy Scouts look around at the building and surroundings. The scouts walk up the stairs and enter the Pentagon building. U.S. Secretary of Defense James Forrestal seated in his office. The Defense Secretary meets with the scouts and talks to them. He shakes hands with various Boy Scouts. The 12 scouts in the group are: Alan Fritts of Troop 11 in Mankato, Minnesota; Andrew L. Clement, senior patrol leader of Troop 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina; George Barron of Troop 17 in Franklin, Virginia; Daniel Abbott of Senior Outfit 16, in Newtonville, Massachusetts; James Roswurm of Troop 31 in Huron, Ohio; Charles S. Wilson of Troop 3, in Bristol Tennessee; H. Cumings Johnson of Senior Outfit 230 in Traverse City, Michigan; Joseph L. Cox of Troop 98 in Trenton, Missouri; Howard M. Williams of Explorer Post 345 in Houston, Texas; James C. Vincent of Sea Scout Ship 232 in Brookings, Oregon; James E. Gill of Air Scout Squadron 234 in Berkeley, California; L. Drury Cathers of Troop 22 in Gouverneur, New York.

Eagle rank Boy Scouts representing the 12 regions of the Boy Scouts of America visit the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia, during Boy Scout Week 1949. The interiors of the office of U.S. Army Brigadier General Vernon E Prichard. Boy Scouts arrive in the office and meet Brigadier General Prichard. A wall map in the background. Brigadier General Prichard speaks to the boys. The Vice Chief of Staff General Joseph Lawton Collins, talking to the boys in his office. The 12 Boy Scout representatives are: Alan Fritts of Troop 11 in Mankato, Minnesota; Andrew L. Clement, senior patrol leader of Troop 2 in Raleigh, North Carolina; George Barron of Troop 17 in Franklin, Virginia; Daniel Abbott of Senior Outfit 16, in Newtonville, Massachusetts; James Roswurm of Troop 31 in Huron, Ohio; Charles S. Wilson of Troop 3, in Bristol Tennessee; H. Cumings Johnson of Senior Outfit 230 in Traverse City, Michigan; Joseph L. Cox of Troop 98 in Trenton, Missouri; Howard M. Williams of Explorer Post 345 in Houston, Texas; James C. Vincent of Sea Scout Ship 232 in Brookings, Oregon; James E. Gill of Air Scout Squadron 234 in Berkeley, California; L. Drury Cathers of Troop 22 in Gouverneur, New York.

U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower arrives at the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia. U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower arrives to meet U.S. Secretary of Defense James Vincent Forrestal. Officials standing on the steps of the Pentagon building awaiting the arrival of the General. A car arrives. General Eisenhower comes out of the car, and walks up the steps to enter the building. Photographers taking pictures.

U.S. Army General Dwight David Eisenhower arrives at the Pentagon building in Arlington County, Virginia. U.S. Army General Dwight Eisenhower arrives to meet U.S. Secretary of Defense James Vincent Forrestal. Defense Secretary Forrestal seated at his desk and working. General Eisenhower arrives and takes a seat. The men shake hands. Defense Secretary Forrestal and General Eisenhower chatting.

United States Joint Chiefs of Staff at the Pentagon in Arlington County,Virginia. Joint Chiefs of Staff: Major General of the United States Army James Lawton Collins, Admiral of the United States Navy Louis Emil Denfeld, General of the United States Army Omar Nelson Bradley and United States Senator Arthur Hendrick Vandenberg seated at a desk at the Pentagon during a meeting. Admiral Denfeld talks to General Bradley.

National Defense Conference at Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. Officers seated at a table. U.S. Secretary of Defense Louis A. Johnson arrives at the conference. Officers stand in honor. They all sit. Johnson stands and speaks. An official stands and speaks. Men at a table discuss. General Omar Bradley at conference table. People stand around a table.